Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 1901 — Page 1

Jasper County Democrat

SI.OO Per Year.

Summer’s here at last. Remember the dance at Warner Hall to-night. Go to Mrs. C. E. Hersh man’s for millinery bargains. Mike Condon is applying for a saloon license at Foresman. Miss Opal Sharp is visiting friends at Brook this week. Home news on every page of The Democrat again this week. Rensselaer Masons will picnic at Cedar Lake, St. John’s day, June 24. William Bennett of Monticello, was a “business” caller here Monday evening. ia • It is rumored that a double wedding is soon to occur in Rensselaer again. „ Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Moorehead of Remington, were Rensselaer visitors Monday. Miss Mary Rohrman of Hammond, was a guest at the home of Charles Mecklainburg Sunday. Misses Joeva Green, Myrtle Bringle and Carrie Gwin left for Valparaiso Monday, to attend Normal. Bert Donnelly of Monticello, spent Sunday here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. M. Donnelly. Miss Adaline Chilcote returned Tuesday from a ten days visit with her sister, Mrs. J. B. Sigler, at Mt. Ayr. The dedication of the new Catholic church at Kniman has been postponed to Sunday, June 30, so we are informed. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Geitl of Chicago, are visiting the former’s sister, Mrs. Henry Eiglesbach, southeast of town. Chauncy Ross, a former resident of Brook, was buried by falling walls in a Chicago fire recently, and killed. Miss Nellie Imes, W. B. Austin’s stenographer, is taking a few weeks vacation, and is visiting friends in Peoria, 111. Henry Shipman, John Schanlaub and N. S. Bates, each remembered. The Democrat this week with some fine strawberries. F. H. Robertson,formerly of the Wheatfield Telephone, now employed in the Goodland Herald office, was in the city Tuesday on business Editor Walker of the Wolcott Enterprise got a “fat take” last week when his better-half presented him with a new son—the first born. Rev. S. C. Fulmer, Secretary Home Mission Society, will hold services at First Baptist church, Sunday evening, June 16, at 7:30 o’clock p. m. All invited. Messrs. Luther Wartena, James Meade and Leo Wolfe of Hammond were Sunday guests of Misses Grace Jacks, Myra Clark and Sadie Leopold, respectively. Mike Burnicken and John McGlinn of Wheatfield, will each apply for a license to cater to the thirsty Wheat fielders at the July meeting of the commissioners. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Major and son Wilford, went to Mulberry, Ind., yesterday to visit the former’s father, Hon George Major. They expect to return Tuesday. A. McCoy received S6BB Monday, in full for the loss occasioned by his barn burning at McCoysburg last March. He was insured in C. B. Steward’s old reliable agency. A 10-year-old son of Phutip Roy of Goodland, was buried under a falling sidewalk during the recent Spinney Bros, fire and was so badly injured that he died on Thursday of last week. The corner stone of the Indianapolis Sentinel’s big new fourstory building was laid Tuesday. This building, when completed, will be one of the handsomest and most modern newspaper homes in America.

DR. MOORE, Specialist, PRIVATE DISEASES, HEMOKHOKDS. ‘WrffeWOM„. Of,ice First Stairs West of Fendl *’ 9 Dru « s,ore - Phone ’s<. RENSSELAER, IND.

J. F. Major was a Remington caller Thursday. T. J. Mallatt of Fair Oaks, was in the city Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Honan spent Sunday with friends in Remington. Mrs. C. B. Harrold of Spencer, is visiting her father, S. C. Hammond. Miss Mary Peck of Remington, was visiting Rensselaer friends yesterday. B. Forsythe bought the entire crop of Shipman’s home grown strawberries. Miss Ethel Sharp returned Tuesday from a week’s visit with friends at Brook. Mrs. Warren Robinson and Miss Grace Couglan are visiting friends at Lagro, Ind., this week. Guy C. Hanna, late of the White County Independent, was a business caller here Thursday. Misses Grace and Wilma Peyton went to Monticello Wednesday for a week’s visit with relatives. New subscribers to Tlie Democrat this week by postoffices: Danville, Ind., 1; Valparaiso, 1; Virgie, 1. Robert Hopkins, who went to Oregon about a year ago, was married Tuesday to a young lady of that state. Misses Carrie and Mattie Buswell of near Kentland, visited Miss Kate Mauck of Newton tp., a few days this week. "AMr and Mrs. B. Forsythe were in the city this week attending the clearance sales of the wholesale dry goods houses. The Monon excursion to Chicago to-morrow is over the Louisville division, and no stops are made north of Monon. Rev. H. M. Middleton's son Fred, was married to Miss Bertha Payne, formerly of this place, at Hammond last Monday. The Goodland Herald of last week was issued by the High School graduating class, and was a very creditable edition. Just returned from the city. Look out for wash dress goods bargains at 4 pride. Chicago Bargain Store. Dr. K. Clymer has purchased 440 acres of good land in Laporte county, trading in his Goodland property.—Goodland Herald. Mr? and Mrs. L. W. Martin of St. Louis and Delaney Martin of Cincinnati, are visiting their mother, Mrs. Caddie Martin, this week. Remember Mrs. Hersh man’s stock of goods is going at a great reduction. A clearance of all spring and summer goods, regardless of cost. Tharp Bros, have traded their electric light plant at Monticello for a 160-acre farm north of Monon. The total consideration was $12,500. Water motors for furnishing light power are becoming quite popular in Rensselaer. Hemphill’s blacksmith shop is the latest place to install one. Mayor Eger has been turning on a little more light for Postmaster Meyer, in the way of a large new skylight immediately over the distributing table. Rev. Henry Arlen A., M. of Goshen, Ind., will occupy Rev. Edward Meads’ pulpit next Sunday at 11 a. m., at Primitive Baptist church. All welcome. Two full-blood Poland China Boars, eligible to registry, age six months, wt. about 150 pounds each, for sale at my place on South River street, Rensselaer. L. H. Myers. McKinley says he won’t have it —the third term nomination. The question now is whether or no William speaks by Mark in declining the honor or has for once opened his mouth without consulting the Cleveland sage.

Rensselaer, Jasper County, Indiana, Saturday, June 15, 1901.

Mrs. Nelson Randle, who has been confined to her bed for the past three months, shows little if any improvement. From 100 to 200 quarts of Shipman’s celebrated strawberries received every morning at the Chicago Bargain Store. Misses Tillie and Laura Gangloff, entertained about 30 of their young friends at their home 1 mile east of town, Thursday evening. Today’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 37; oats 25; rye 42. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 65; corn 34|; oats 21|; rye 45. Judge Allen of the Marion circuit court, handed down a decision. Wednesday holding the mortgage exemption law of 1899 unconstitutional. The cause will be appealed to the supreme court. A. B. Cowgill has purchased of W. A. Huff the latter's residence property on South Weston street, possession given July 1- Mr. Huff and family will leave here sometime during the next few months. Bro. Crampton of the Carroll County Citizen, is attending the National Editorial Association meeting at Buffalo, N. Y., this week, taking in the Pan-American exposition and visiting points of interest in the east. J. H. Cox has sold a half interest in his fuel and feed business to A. L. Branch, who was formerly in the fuel business at Danville, Ind. The business will be conducted under the firm name of I Rensselaer Fuel and Feed Co. While Dr. Rice of Demotte, was 1 driving to Hebron Wednesday afternoon, his horse became frightened at a road roller near town and ran away, throwing the doctor out and bruising him up somewhat and demolishing the buggy. Maggie Lohman, the servant girl who was seriously burned from her clothing catching fire from a stove at the Halleck Home at Pembroke last week, died Monday evening from stomach trouble. The funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at Fair Oaks. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Stemble and children of Wheatfield, returned Monday from a week’s visit at George's old home in Ohio, and attending the 50th wedding anniversary of his father and mother. The event was made the occasion of a family reunion of the Stembles. 'SQIrs. G. K. Hollingsworth. Mrs. XlaHe Hopkins, Mrs. H. L. Brown and Mrs. E. C. English tendered a very pleasant reception at the home of the latter, on South Cullen street, Wednesday afternoon, in honor of Mrs. L. F. Hopkins of Chicago. About 125 invited 1 guests participated in the event. Albert Powers, who stole the horse and buggy from Geo. Ketchum, east of town, last February and was arrested after a fight with the officers at Coving- ' ton, Ky., recently, mention of . which was made at the time in ; these columns, has been tried and ; sentenced to prison for six years ' for the shooting. J The foster daughter of C. Ernes, who resides 24 miles south of Demotte, died very suddenly at 10 o’clock Wednesday night after a few hours illness. The doctor did not arrive until after the girl was dead, but he stated that the cause of her death was a congestive chill. The burial was at Rose ] Lawn, Thursday afternoon. S. W. Myers of Aurora, 111., was here last week, visiting his father, L. H. Myers of this city, and looking at an 800-acre farm 3 miles northwest of Monticello. After returning home he closed a deal for the land. The consideration was S32,(XX). Mr. Myers has a large farm in Illinois which he has been offered a good price for, and he will dispose of it shortly. He expects to stock his White county farm and move either to Rensselaer or Monticello and superintend the same. We trust that he will conclude to locate here.

Jacob Pinter of Crown Point, the aged father of John Pinter of Wheatfield, died suddenly at the home of the latter, where he was visiting, last Saturday, aged 78 years. C. R. Yeoman, who has been teaching at Dana, Ind., for the past two years, spent Sunday here. He is now employed at Pullman, 111., and we understand expects to soon move there, giving up teaching for good. Mrs. Jas. H. Ellis, who has been an invalid for several years; has been very sick this week, and slight hopes are entertained of her recovery. As we go to press we learn that her folks have been telegraphed for and it is thought she can live»but a-short time. Mrs. Henry Hildebrand gave a birthday surprise party at her home on South Front street Thursday evening in honor of the 40th birthday of her husband. About 60 guests were present, refreshments were served and a very pleasant time was had. Owing to some irregularity in the bond of the lowest bidder, all bids for the construction of 30 miles of new stone roads in Grant township were rejected by the Newton county commissioners last Monday. The bid of Morrison & Fisher of Greencastle, was the lowest, it being $46,750, or about $1,500 per mile. Monday evening a tetxn belonging to Anthony Gangloff, which was hitched to a tree in the College grove, broke loose and ran into town where they were caught. Fortunately no serious damage was done. The Gangloff family were in attendance at the play in the College auditorium at the time of the runaway. While chasing a wolf near Blackford a few days ago, Wm. Obenchain was badly bitten in the face by a dog. Obenchain was making his way through some bushes when the dog, mistaking! his movements for those of the wolf, sprang into the brush and planted his teeth in his face, makings bad wound. The effect of the law making the minimum wages of teachers in our public schools 24 times the average grade of the license will be to cast suspicion on both teachers and superintendents. There it opens the door to the commission of fraud. We believe teachers should be hired like other people, on their merits —Lowell Tribune. The Rensselaer K. of P’s held i their first observance of decoration | day of their order Tuesday last. In addition to a good .turnout of , K of P.'s and Rathlione Sisters, the G. A. R. and Woman’s Relief Corps turned out and marched to the cemetery with them, making a nice number in line. The exercises at the cemetery were imposing and appropriate. B. F. Ferguson made a brief address, dwellingon the principles of Pythian Knighthood and the observance of the decoration of the graves of deceased Knights. The Citizens Band lead the procession to the cemetery and furnished appropriate music. The success attending the first observance of Pythian decoration day in Rensselaer will probably induce the lodge to observe the day regularly hereafter. The Democrat scribe visited County Chairman N. S. Bates’ “truck farm” north of town Tuesdaj’ morning and had the pleasure of helping ourself to big, luscious strawberries direct from the vines. Mr. Bates has the tract of five acres all into garden truck and fruit. Of the latter, strawberries are the principal crop, anti Mr. Bates thinks the yield this season ought to reach close to 4,(XX) quarts, with favorable weather. He also has quite a patch of dewberries which are just coming into bearing, also peach, plum, currants and gooseberries. Quite a large part of the tract is given over to sweet corn, peas, asparagus and other garden truck, and it would seem that Mr. Bates’ property would soon bring him in a neat annual income from the different products of the plat.

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Commissioners’ Record 11. is filled, and the next record will be made in No. 12. —o— Only one marriage license has been issued thus far this month, which was published last week. — o — Jasper county made its June settlement with the state Thursday, paying in $16,744.30 and retaining for school fund purposes $7,148.34. —o — Following claims were omitted from our report of commissioners’ allowances published last week: S A, Dowell, quur sal. from Feb. 28, to June, 1 $56 25 Fred Waymire, stfme 56 25 —a— ... The County Board of Review will meet Monday to equalize per sonal assessments. The board is composed of Geo. F. Myers, Ellis Jones and the county assessor, county auditor and county treasurer. The two former are appointed by the judge of the circuit couYt and the latter are members by virtue of theii office. The board will be in session twenty days. ~ —OB. J. Gifford has begun, two new suits in the circuit court, one against the Churchill-White Grain Co., to recover several hundred dollars alleged to be due him on corn sold defendants. Gifford’s weightsand the grain company, it seems, were not the same, and the former sues to recover on his weights, which are several thousand bushels more than he was credited with on their books. The other case is against County Surveyor Price and the Board of Commissioners, an appeal from surveyor’s allottinent of the Jungle ditch, wherein plaintiff alleges his allottment is “unfair, unreasonable, unsconsionable and not according to law.” —o Following is a copy of the report of the county commissioners to the State Supt. of Public Instruction, for year ending May 31, 1901. CONGRESSIONAL TOWNSHIP FUND. Amt held intrust J line 1, 1900 $48,411 93 Total amt. held in trust at this date $48,411 93 No. of acres unsold cong. tp.. school lauds. 640. Value of same $7,000 00 COMMON SCHOOL FUND. Amt. held intrust June 1.1900 $36,616 58 Amt. since added from tines and forfeitures by clerk of Court . 300 00 Same, by Justices of the Peace 41 00 Same, from Estrays 3 60 Total amt. held in trust this date . $36,961 18 CONDITION OF SCHOOL FINDS. Cong F. Com. S. F. Amt safely investeds47,43B.27 $36,065 43 Amt. not invested at date 973.61* 895 75 Totals.. $48,411.98 $36,961 18 Amt loans pd during year $7,611.32 $5.39105 Amt loaned during year.. 6.637.66 4.495:10 Amt int collected dur yr 2,845.50 3.006 80 Amt derived from leasing unsold lands 160.00 —O — As an excuse for raising the salary of the recorder of Jasper county from SI, 100 per year to sl.700 per year, every republican ringster in the county argued that the raise was nothing more than right, owing to the work of the office being much heavier than neighboring counties where the salary was so much greater. Just how much truth there was in that sort of argument is seen in the ease of White county, where the salary is $1,300 per year. The business of the office of recorder is evidenced by the amount of fees earned and turned into the county treasury each quarter. In this county the last quarter, ending June Ist, was one of the best in the history of the office, and the amount of feys turned in was SBOO.05. In White county for the same period the recorder earned and turned in $955.10. Further comment is unnecessary. —o— The will of the late Andrew Arnold of Barkley tp., was admitted to probate Wednesday. The instrument is dated May 13, 1901, and his son Elias Arnold, is named as executor. Mr. Arnold had pieviously divided considerable of his large estate among his children, and the remainder is to be equally distributed. One son, Andrew H. Arnold, the will recites, has been gone and unheard of for many years, and to him ere lus departure and to his three

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children since that time the sum of $3,100, has been paid, the same as to the other children of decedent. Concerning this son who left some ten years ago, the will makes the following provision: "In the cane of my son Andrew H. Arnold, who has been gone so long, it is my will that if he is not heard from, or does not appear to claim his interest in my estate before the* proceedings of administration on my estate shall have been closed and settled, that the interest which he would otherwise receive in my estate shall go to the children of my said son w ho may be alive at the time of my death, and in such case my son AflrfrSWi. Arnold, shall not take any interest in my estate. Hut, if he should appear before such settlement, or it shall be definitely known before such time that he is alive, then he shall be entitled to participate equally with my other children in the distribution of my estate, and his children shall not take any interest therein.” The remaining estate we understand, consists of about $l,lOO in personal property and 300 acres of land, 120 of which is in Ohio and is quite valuable. The residue of the land is in Barkley tp., this county.

Betrothal.

The*betrothal of B. S. Fen dig of this city, and Miss Royse Openheimer of New Orleans,’ is announced. The marriage will take place this fait—The bride 4s—a relative of Ralph Fendig, and the prospective groom became acquainted with her some twelve years ago when she visited here. During his trip to New Orleans last winter he again met her and the acquaintance ripened into love, and “Bennie” is to become a benedict when the swallows homeward tly. The Democrat extends congratulations.

Notice. All subscriptions to the Methodist personage fund are now due and the money is needed at once. Subscribers are reipihsfted to pay to J. M. Wasson at the Commercial State Bank. Board of Trustees. Oratorical Contest. Hanging Grove, Barkley, Newton, Carpenter, Remington, Milroy, and Wheatfield (town) have entered the list for the prizes. Gillam. Walker, Jordan, Keener, Kankakee, Union and Wheatfield townships have not yet reported. A favorable report from each is confidently expected. The first prize will be Webster's International Dictionary, publisher’s price $lB (X). The exercises will commence at 1:20 and close at 3:00 p. m., Saturday, June 22, 1901 S. P. Thompson, * Committee on Program. Dance at Warner Hall. Another grand ball will be given at Warner Hall, Rensselaer, Ind., on Saturday night, June 15, 1901. Good music will be in attendanceCome and bring your lady. Bicknell & Bowers, Mgr’s. THE 4th AT FAIR OAKS. Fair Oaks is making preparations to celebrate the 4th in a style and manner fitting the occasion of the 125th Anniversary of American Independence. There will be a half-mile running race for a SSO purse; Base ball game for a liberal purse; Three-legged race; Standing broad jump; Ladies foot race; Bowery dance all afternoon and evening, etc., etc. There will be singing by the Fair Oaks choir and Charles W. Hanley and Frank F«hz_ of Rensselaer, will orate. The celebration will be held in the grove, on the east side of B the Monon railroad, where there is plenty of shade for allA fine display of fireworks is advertised for the evening’s attrnc- ! tion. —— Everybody reads The Democrat Sunday School Picnic. An all day’s picnic will be held by the Sharon Sabbath School in the grove near A. G. W. Farmer’s residence on Sunday, June 16» Come with well filled baskets and enjoy the interesting program. Committee. Tell your neighbor to subscribe for the taxpayers’ friend, The. I Democrat. It gives all the news